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What Does The Word Chariot Mean?

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    The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of carriage,
    used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient
    peoples. Chariots were built in Mesopotamia by the Mesopotamians as
    early as 3000 BC and in China during the 2nd millennium BC. The
    original chariot was a fast, light, open, two- or four-wheeled conveyance drawn by two or more horses
    hitched side by side. The car was little else than a floor with a
    waist-high semicircular guard in front. The chariot, driven by a charioteer, was used for ancient warfare during the Bronze and Iron Ages, armor being provided by shields. The vehicle continued to be used for travel, processions and in games and races after it had been superseded militarily.
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    Cmarrero 

    answered 9 months ago

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